Egg decapper



Y Patented Dec. 18, 1945 This invention relates to an eggdecappenand hasfr its principal object to sever the shell of an egg adjacent one end thereof as accessible means to its contents.

A further object of this invention is to provide a tool and means to support an egg vertically in working relation to the toolso that one end of a soft-boiled egg may be` severed a short distance inward without splashing its contents or excessively shredding the shell.

A still further object of this invention is to arrange the supporting means in such a way as to retain the egg upright and without danger of burning the hand whilethe egg is hot; furthermore, to remove and consume its contents by use of a spoonl or the like, the said means is reversible as a container for large or small eggs.

These and other objects will hereinafter be more fully explained, reference being had to the drawing forming a part ofV this specication, and in which like characters will apply to like parts in the different views. v

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. l is a plan'view of the upper side of the tool, while Fig. 2 is a plan view of the under side thereof.v Y

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the tool in working relation to an eggsupport and egg positioned therein, said support being partly in section.V

Fig. 4 isl an enlarged sectional view of the hub structure and disc taken on line 4-4 in Fig, 1.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross section through the blade taken on line 5-5 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view through the hub, taken 'on line 6-6 in Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken on line 'I--1 in Fig. 1. v Y

Fig. 8 is an elevation of an egg to show where the same is severed by the tool.

The invention herein disclosed consists of a disc-like structure I having a handle 2 extending from Ythe edge thereof, said disc having therethrough an opening 3 spaced a short distance inward from the edge through which one end of ran egg 4 will extend preparatory to severing the same adjacent one end by astroke of a cutting bladeV 5 that is rockably connected at the center of said discrand removably connected to a hub that has a square portion A with respect to cross section `to engage in a rectangular opening 6 extending through said disc near its axial center to avoid turning of the hub, and the said hub having threaded studs 'I and 8 axially extending from their respective ends of the square portions of the hub. Being so positioned, shoulders B S PATENT OFFICE -f .Il Avi/2,391,169: j: A l' ,1, EQIgICAPrER;

Applica-inneren'. 25, 1e44, serial N9.

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' and.Gareaformedagainstwhich Awashers, 9v and -Y I Il williengagefand-betweenwhich the bodyfofthe welding and spaced from washer 9 a lesser distance than the thickness of said disc body for tight engagement wnen said wing nut l I is tightened.

Rockably connected at the lower extremity of said square portion of the hub is a blade having an offset D to permit the blade to slide freely on the under side of the disc, the blade thus positioned extending outward and around the peripheral edge of the disc and inward a short distance to form a U-shaped bend and from thence outward from theupward face of the disc to forma lip E to rock the blade to a set position as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, and being so retained by a catch I34 having an arm I4 pivotally secured to the disc whereby the catch is tripped by rocking the 1ever outward, at which instant the blade will retract to sever the tip F of the `egg positioned in an aperture passing through the disc and over which a guard I6 is arced to avoid throwing the egg tip when severed, and the said blade being stopped by a detent II formed by an outward extension at the peripheral edge of the disc as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, said blade movement when tripped being actuated by a coily spring being wound by a clockwise movement of spring I8 that is secured to the square portion of the hub by snugly bending therearound as at G and from thence the convolutions of the spring are wound as shown in Figs. 4 and 6, the free end of which has a hook H formed to engage at the oifset of the blade to throw the blade, the said the blade.

To retain the said spring in its working position, it will be seen that the threaded stud 8 is shouldered as at J to secure a washer I9 fitting closely thereon and to space the washer outward from the apertured endK of the blade to permit N a heat nonconductor, said structure being hollow and funneled inward from near its center outward toward each end as a container for eggs varying in size and vertically supported thereby, the open ends being the base when an egg is placed in one or the other of said ends. Furthermore the said structure will function as a. holder for the egg While being consumed from the open end, and such modications may be made as-lie AWithin the scope of the -fappended claims.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Pntent is:

l. In an egg decapper, a circular disc having a handle tangentially extending a statinnarily .support the circular disc, said disc being apertured in'- ward from its periphery to receive a tip ofen egg extending therethrough and a. guard amced across the aperture and being secured to the disc to retainthe tip -of the veggv 'when severed, .a shoulder outwardly extending imm 4the periphery .of lthe disc to function as sa. netent,

the disc having a hub extending through an aperture at the axis of the disc, said hub having a leaf spring to Wind thereon, a cutting blade having one end trunnioned on the hub and a shoul- 5 der in spaced relation from the hub and to which the free -end of the leaf spring is attached as tensioning means for the blade, a return bend formed on the other end of the cutting blade to straddle the disc as it circumscribes the periph- 10 eralfedge of-edisc as cutting means-for the egg,

d5 l't'lp iformed on the return bend of the cutting bladawanarm pivotally connected at its longitudinal center on the circular disc, one end of the arm a' catch formed thereon to engage the lip, the other end as rocking means to 20 disengage the catch for rotatable motionof the O.. KOCH. 

